ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
striking; remarkable; considerable
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
(arch.) fish; counter for fish
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to knock down; to knock off
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
on the occasion of; at the time of
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
overshoot; explosive spread (of an infectious disease); outbreak